Combined ore classifier and jig.



C. GILBERT.

COMBINED ORE GLASSIFIER AND JIG.

APPLICATIONIILED MAR.19, 1012 1,655,737, Patented Mar. 11,1913.

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COMBINED ORE GLASSI FIffiR AND JIG.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.}19,1912.

1,055,787, Patented Mar. 11, 1913.

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COMBINED ORE GLASSIFIER AND JIG.

APPLICATION FILED MAR 19, 1m.'

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- To al! 'whcm'iii may) coizc e'rn Be it known that I, Harm-tenet}. GILBERT, a citizen of the United States,"residing in v the city and county of Denver and-State of' Colorado, have invented certain new and.

useful Improvements in Combined .Ore

Classitiers and Jigs; and I do declare the following to'be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, 'suchas will ena able others skilled inthe art to which it appertains'to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawlugs. and the characters of reference,

marked thereon, which forrua part of this specification. f r I My invention relates'to improvements in combined ore classifiers andqigs. In fact, the greater portion ofthe product obtained from my improved construction'is in the so form of concentrates r equiriiw no additional concentrating treatment. There is, how ever, a relatively small portion of the material from each compartment which contains. values mixed with the gangue to such an extent as to constitute a sort'of middlings product wh ch requires treatmentby suitable concentrating apparatus. 7

- hiyimproved construction constitutes a number of chambers arrangedin alincmentso whereby each after the first receives an overflow from the other, the 'overfiow't'rom the last chamber of the series constituting igangue or material completelyimpoverished.

of itsunineral values' 7 Each chamber has a 85 hopper-shaped; lower compartment which is separated from the uppcrtcoinpartment by a mesh diaphragm. .Theweterenters the lower compartment or hutch approximately A midway between the bot-tom of the comparte 40 merit and the ineshdiaphragm and passes upwerdlyinto the upper chamber where it thesan e being. originally fed to the upper compartment of the first chamber, the materialinthe upper compartmen'ts of the suc-- ply-pipes being-provided with air-chambers or columns into which the water rises as it is cut oii from the units of the apparatus.

cornea infcozitactg with-the pulp to be treated,

Specification of Letters Patent. Patfientgd Mar, 11, 1913, e 'eucaudn ales Hatch 194912. Serial no, 684,916.

In other words, the Water in the supply-pipe is under sufiicient pressure tocause it to rise and compress a body of air in the upper part, of the column, which body of air re-acts upon 0 the body of water to drive it with considerable force'into the lower compartment. of each unit or chamber of the system The interniittnt. supply of Water is obtained in my improved construction by the'employment 5 of a reciprocating valve consisting-of a plunger Whose central portion 'is reduced to allow the passage of Water from the supplypipe to the port or openingin the lower compartment of each chamber. m In the operation of 'iny improvernent, .a suitable bed of material is maintained in the lower part of each upper compartment, these-me resting upon the mesh diaphragm;

and through which the Water passes for 5 classifying and concentration purposes. Furthermore, in the operation oi? this con struction, 1 supply the different chambers. With Water under unequal pressures, the pressure being greatest in the first chamber, as less;in the next/chamber, and so on, diminishing in pressure toward the last. chamber, where the pressure is leastotall. The heaviestconcentrates as, well as the coarsest classified product are obtained, in the first as chamber, the grades diminishing respectively'in specific gravity andcoarseness toward the last chamber. The heaviest por tion ofthe concentrates is found in the lower. part of the lowermost compartment 9a of each chamber, While the next grade of concentrates passes from the upper connipartincnt of each chamber through. an adjustable gate so regulated that after the apparatus is well started, the concentrates s5 are removed from the upper chamber substantially as fast as new material is suppl ied to the chamber, thus maintaining a uniform or approximately uniformrbed of material upon the-mesh diaphragm ofeachchamber. 10c

Havingbriefiyputlined my improved con]- struct'ion, I will .proceed to describe the same in detail, reference being made to the accompanying; drawing in which is illustrated an embodimentthereof. I In this drawing; Figure 1 is a sectional View partly in elevation, illustrating a mum ber ofunitsvorchambers constructed and arranged in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken 'on the line2-2 Fig. 3. This section. however, cuts the plunger-valve intermediate its enlarged will cliil'Qillllitc-i or when the valve is in position to alhixv the water to llow to the lower compartment cit one of the chambers. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken through one of the chambers on the line Z.:l? Fig. l, the part; being ehown on a larger scale. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on the line -l-l Fig. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the longitudinally and rotatably adjustable tubular valve employed in removing the concentrates from the upper coinpartn'icnt of each chamber of my improved construction. Fig. (3 1S sectional view cutting the watensupply pipes between the air pipes and the reciprocating valves, the air-pipes being shown in elevation, the pipes being spaced to harmonize with the spacing of the several chambers with which they are eu'iployed.

The same reference characters indicate the aame parts iii-all the views.

Let the numeral 5 esignate each or the chambers of my improved construction, the

,qaid chambers bcingarranged in alinement {see Fig. .1}. As illustrated in the drawing, the chambers from the first, into which the material to be treated is originally ted, to the last, progressively extend further downwardly, since the overflow which supplies the difi'ercnt chambers after the first must be lower in each successive chamber in order to give the necessary inclination to the bottom of the trough or launder through which the overflow passes from one chamber to the other However, while I have shown the upper extremities oi? all the chambers an occupying the same plane, it must be considered that the upward extensions of the 'arious Clizitllbtl'S after the first, above the openings through which the overflow enters the said chambers, in reality/ performs no function in the operation but simply makes it. practicable to arrange the slidable gates in such a manner that they are conveniently acceesible for purposes of adjustment. Each chamber lb: provided at its lower extremity with a hopper-shaped compartment 6 eepaiated from the upper compartment 7 by a meshdiaphragm S, the two members of the chamber being connected by bolts 9 passed through adjacent flanges 10 and 11 between which. the edges of the mesh diaphragm are securely clamped. In the casing of the upper compartment of the first chamber 5, or that 'l'iarthcst to the rightin Fig. l, is formed an opening 12 which eads from a sort of hopper 13 into which the pulp for treatment is d scharged from a conduit l t. This material. when itenters the cluunbcr-compartmant 7, accumulates on the diaphragm and as the water enters the lower compartment and pasees up through the mealndiaphragm and through the bed ot material thereon, there is a conslant overflow jlrmn the first chamber through an opening to into a launder 16 having an inclined bottom 17, which, as illustrated in the drawing, constitutes an integral casting with the second chamber 5, the overflow from the first chamber by way of the launder 16 entering the upper compartment of the second chamber through an opening l8 controlled by a slidable gatevalve it) held ilrplace by a set-screw 20 to which a wingoiut 21 is applied for securing the valve in any desired position of adjustment. There is a launder 16 between the second and third chambers of substantially the same construction as that between the first and second chambers, there being an everflow-opening 15 in the second chamber and an inlet opening 18 in the third chamber, the latter being controlled by a gateralve 19 in the Game manner and ot' the same constructn as that used in connection with the second chamber heretofore described. The third, or last chamber of each series of chambers constituting an installation constructed in accordance with my im provement, is provided with a gangue-discharge opening 2-. controlled by a gatevalve 23 slid-ably adjustable and held in place by a eet-scrcw Z-l to which a wingdiuts applied. Extending exteriorly from the opening is a discharge-nozzle 26 from which the gangue passes to a trough 27.

, Each upper compartment 7 of each chamber has a relatively narrow vertically-disposed opening 28 through which concentrates are drawn oil through a tubular valve 2!) which is mounted on the front wall of the compartment and is adjustable both vertically and rotatably, the said valve being provided with orifices 30 of varying size, the valve being so adjusted as to cause the cont-cutratc-diecharge to pass through one or another of these openings according to the quantity of material which enters the compartment "tor treatment. the faster the fer-d the greater the dischurge-opening required in order to maintain the bed of ma terial ill of uniform depth on the mesh diaphragm or each chamber. The vertical adjustment of this valve determines the depth of the bed of material upon the mesh diaphragm, since by virtue oi this adjustment the orifices 30 may be caused to occupy a h gher or lower position, depending upon the depth of the bed of niaterial to be main-- taincd on the diaphragm. The upper exposed portion 32 of the valve '29 is also provided with openings, 30 arranged coinciden'tly or in nlinouu-ut with the openings 30 oi the same -iirc through which the concen tratcs pubs aolhat the operator will understand from the location of the exposed openings ll), the exact position of the corresponding but concealed lower openings, and will thus be cognizant of the fact that the concentrate discharge is passing through a, particular opening and will thus understand the relative quantity of such dis charge. Furthermore, the upper exoosed portion 32 of the tubular valve graduated, as shown at 3- (see Fig. to indicate the height of the lower openings above the bottom 3% of the discharge-slot 28 of the chamber. In order to properly space the tubular valve from the chamber and facilitate the securing of the valve thereto, the valve is mounted on a bracket 35 which is secured to the chamber by means or" screws 36 passing through flanges 3? with which the bracketis provided. The upper portion of the bracket is split, as shown at 38, Whereby it may be tightened upon the tubular valve by means of a screw 39 and Wing-nut $0. This tubular valve is open at the bottom to allow the concentrates which enter the same to pa ss downwardly into a trough 41.

The front wall of the upper compartment of each chamber is provided with an openingnorinall covered by a-transiiarent plate 42 which is set in a frame 43 which is se-- cured to the Wall of the chamber by means of suitable fasteningdevices l 'l. By virtue of this transparent plate the action oi the rising current of water upon the bed of niaterial carried by the mesh diaphragm may be observed.

The hopper-shaped Wall or each of the lower compartments 6, is rovided on its rear side with an opening 45, the Wall of the cznnpartment being reinforced as shown at is to a flanged member having an opening 4-8 registering with the opening 45 of the eon'ipartment, this flanged member at? being formed integral with an open-ended cylinder 19 in which is located a reciprocablc plunger-valve connected by means of a pitinan 51 with the strap 52 of an eccentric dis: 53 mounted on an operating shaft 5% journaled in boxes carried by brackets 58 extending rearwardly from the Walls of the 311131981 compartments or" the various chambers or units. This plunger 50 has extremities 5'? which fill the cylinder, but is reduced intermediate its extremities, as shown 58, to allow \yiiter to pass from :1 supp'y-pipe 59 to the openings 48 and 45 when "the plunger is properly adjusted or when the plungeeither direction, the time during which the Water lpasses during the making of each stroke being determined by the speed of the plunger, which may be regulated as desired, the movement of the plunger, however, being constant.

The wetc-r-supply-pipe 59 is provided adjacentthe cylinder 49, constituting the easing of the plunger-valve, with an upwardlyextending pipe 60'Which is closed at the top and open at the bottom Where it communicates vith the supply-pipe. A small-valve 61 is connected with this pipe at a suitsble' distance above the supply-pipe. ii hen the is making a stroke in.

[passage between the supply-pipe and the openings sbend if) is closed by the plunger valve, the water which i under pressure as aforesaid in the supply )ipe, rises int-he pipe 60 against an air-cushion in thejupper part of the pipe.

In starting the apparatus the valve 61 is left. open until the Water begins toleak above the valve. The greater the pressure required upon the Water when it enters the lower compartment of each chamber, the lower the valve 61 should be located and consequently the greater the depth of the air-chamber in the pipe 60. .7

Each upper compartment is provided just below its overflow outlet with a discharge material passes from the various chambers tion being so arranged that the coarsest grade of particles will pass from the first chamber, the said product or graded niaterial diminishing in coarseness from the first to the last unit; This classified productcoutains sufiicient gangue to require or justify its treatment by concentration. ()n the other handflhe material which is drawn oil from the upper compartments through the tubular valve ,and the material which accumuljates'in the compartments 6 of the various chambers, is practically a pure minerel product and therefore requires no further concentration. The lower extremity of each compartment 6 is provided with a discharge-pipe 63 provided with a normallyclosed valve 64, through which thefconcen- I either constantly or intermittently removed. From the foregoing description, the use and operation of my improved construction will be readily understood. The shaft 54: isequipped with an operating-pulley 65 which may be connected with any suitable ;powcr for rotating the shaft'o to reciprocate th'e plunger-valves 57 for controlling the supply of water to the lower compart-- parted through the instrumentality oft-he eccentric disks 53, their straps 52' and pitmen 51. fed constantly from the'conduit'le to the first unit, trom'that to the second unit and I pipe. as-esters the. lower compartment 6 of each-unit every time'thereduced port-ion 58 of the plunger-is in register wholly or'partislly with the discharge passage leading from the pipe 59 to the said compartment. However, as the passage is cut ofiby the ties '5? of the inn 'er the coneentretes so onthroughtheseries; As the plungervalve recip'rocates, Water from the supply position of either of the enlarged extre'mia t-herethrough, after which it is closed and an air-cushion is then known to be formed vpipe (32 through which classified or sized to concentrators for treatment, the construc =trates from the lower compartment may be ments of the various chambers of the apps. rattle, the movement of the valves bemgim At the same time the material is.

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within both the upper and lower compartments of each unit are allowed or given time to fall or move downwardly in their compartments an appreciable distance, while at the same time the water rises in each of the tubes no and cutuprt s es the air in the upper part thereol. Then. as the reduced part of the. pluugerwalve is again brought into aline'ment with the wateupassagc to each compartment (3, the water enters thesaid compartment with a rush due to the action of the air-cushion in the upper part ot each tube tit). thus producing a pulsating action of the water which performs an important function in the separation of the. mineral from the Janene in a machine of this class.

As the water enters each compartment (3, it rises through the mesh t liaphrae'm into the upper compartment T and carries the lighter material upwardly and causes the same to overflow from the tirst chamber to the second. from the second to the third. and so on to the last from which the overtlow is practically pure gane'uc and goes to the dump. During this t'tptl'tttlt ll the heaviest concentrates are continually accumulating: (assuming that the valves (it are closed) in the lower compartn'ient (3 of the dittereut units, while the concentrates of less specitic gravity are constantly passing from the 'uppen compartment 7 through the tubular valve 29 into the trough 4-1. l urthcrmore. there is a classified product passingthrough the discharge-pipe 62 from the upper con1- partment 7 of each unit of the apparatus: In order to better di'sila ibute water in the lower compartment, the 0 ening 45 through which it enters the sat compartment is elongated horizontally, being of width than depth, thus introducing the water in a comparatively wide sheet, It is found in practice that this gives better results than where it is introduced in a-cylindrical stream. The passage .48 communicating with the opening 45 is correspond- 1n ly shaped. ""In order thatthe plungerva vemay interpose as little resistance as possible to the flow of the water when the reduced pipe 58 is in alinement with the openingor passage 48 and the supply-pipe 59,, the part 58 of this valve is elongated in the direction ot the flow of the water, being inclined from its center to a point A in the direction from I which the Water enters. This peculiar shape spreads the entire stream and produces better results than it the reduced part were cylindrical in crossseetion. i

1 Referring to Fig. 6 of the drawing in which the valves 1 are shown located at varying distances above the water-supplypipes 59, it must be assumed that the pipe farthest to the right supplies; the chamber farthest to the right in Fig. 1, and that the other pipes shown in Fig. 6 respectively greaterv raminons diaphragms into upper and lowerctun mrtmcnts, means for feeding the material to be treated to the upper compartment of the tirst chamber, the upper compartments of the several chambers having overllow openings and each chamber after the first having; an inlet-opening to receive the overflow from an ad at-ent chamber in the direction of the first chamber, "the chambers after the first receiving; the material to be treated from the overtiow of an other chamber. nutter-delivery pipes connected with the lower compartments of the respective chambers, and air-pipes leading upwardly from the rcs wctive water-pipes, the air-pipes being closed at the top, thei'r lower extremities being in communication with the water-pipes and valves located between the air-pipes and thechambcrs for intermittently cutting! ott' the supply of water to the several chambers, said valves comprising: cylinders and pistons. pittnen pivoted to said pistons, a power shaft, and means attached thereto at ditterent angles fog reciprocating said pitmen. whereby the water is caused to rise in the several air-pipes, producing pulsating currents.

In a stratifying separator, a draw-ott comprising a tube vertically adjustable within a cylinder having a slot, open to the separator, said tube being also rotatable and having several openings of ditt'erent sizes horizontally placed with respect to each other.

3. lit a stratifying separator. a horizontal bottom, a draw-oti' comprising a tube vertically adjustable within a cylinder. having a slot open to the separator, said tube being also rotatable and having several openings of different sizes horizontally placed with respect; to each other, and a. scale upon the upper exposed portion of said tube for indicating the distance of the openings above the bottom.

4. The combination with a series of strati tying separators arranged progressively as to height, means for conducting the overflow from each separator to the one next below, water conduits opening into the lower portions of said separators, means for causing pulsations of current in' each conduit, vertical air-pipes attached to the conduits near the separators, each-0f said pipes being closed at the top and in c0m1nunica tion at the bottom with the corresponding conduit and a valve in the side of each pipe,

said valves' being arranged progressively "as to height throughout the series of separators, the valve used in connection with the highest separator being lowest in its pipe and thatiused in connection with the lowest separator being highest in its pipe, whereby the strongest, pulsations will occur in the highest separator in which are found the heaviest ore particles.

5. The combination with a series of strati- Tetparators arranged progressively as o eigi means for conducting the overflow from each upper separator to the one next below, water conduits opening into the lower Portions of said separators, means for causing pulsations of current in each conduit, means in communication-with each conduit near the separator for inclosing an air column, said means being arranged to provide the longest air column for the conduit emptying into the highest separator, and the shortest air column for the conduit emptying strongest pulsations will occur in the highest separator in which are found the'heaviest ore particles. In testimony whereof I atfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HAMMOND O. GILBERT.

, Witnesses:

A. J. OBRIEN,

A. E. ADAMS.

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